The deadline to submit applications for refund of excess land premium for all resettlement scheme (SPS) and village extension scheme (SPK) is Oct 31 next year. “Applications must be submitted by Oct 31 next year and not end of last month as published by some media,” Deputy Chief Minister Datuk
KUCHING: The federal government is expected to continue funding development projects in Sarawak even though the state government has decided on a “self-determining” effort at development. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh (pic) said Sarawak needed massive allocations from the federal government to develop its rural areas where
RURAL transportation is expected to get the right boost following the approval to build airfields in Bukit Sadok in Betong Division and Bukit Mabong in Kapit Division. “These two airport projects rank highly in the list of projects that are being implemented in the current Eleventh Malaysia Plan by year
THE Stage Bus Service Transformation (SBST) project is still on hold pending decision on the state government proposal to the federal government to switch from diesel-powered to electric buses. In his winding-up speech yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure Development and Transportation Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said
RM60 mil worth of traffic lights to be installed urgently in Samarahan KUCHING: There will be an immediate implementation for five Smart Traffic Lights worth RM12mil each at five roundabouts in Kota Samarahan to cater for the traffic congestion in the area. This was said by the Local Government and
KUCHING: A total of 36,106 students from Sarawak are sitting for their SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) examinations which commenced yesterday until this Dec 13. Out of this, 33,645 or 93.18 per cent are from national or government secondary schools (SMK), 1,063 or 2.94 per cent are from private secondary schools
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A trailer from Senari Port in Jalan Bako was stuck under an overhead bridge here yesterday morning which caused a big dent to the bridge at about 9.15am. The overhead bridge located in front of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)’ East Campus is meant for two-wheeled vehicles and functions
KUCHING: An outpatient of Hospital Sentosa was delighted when Ibraco Berhad announced that they would repair her house in Stutong Baru for free. The announcement came about when Ibraco Berhad and Hope Place paid a visit to her house. The 72-year-old Missi Bi is living with her son in Stutong
KUCHING: A total of seven percent of buildings in Sarawak have yet to receive fire certification (FC) from the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM). According to JBPM’s director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, this included state-owned buildings, businesses, factories, shopping malls, hotels, industries, gatherings, storage and condominiums. “In Sarawak,
SIBU: The Methodist Pilley Institute (MPI) has marked a new milestone of growth and transformation with a ground-breaking ceremony of a new 4.5-storey building on Lot 2539, Jalan Lily here yesterday. Speaking to reporters after the ground-breaking ceremony, its principal Hii King Kai said the whole project would cost about
